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in terms of education level, the amount of waivers that we have granted. we have already recruited 30,000 for next year, which is half of our requirement. is already done. there are people who want to serve when the economy changes, could impact this? yes. but right now, i feel it is not impacting our recruiting. it does not impact our quality operationally, and hopefully that will continue. >> you have been in the job for a little over a year now. god willing and things go right, you have three more years to go. i know that much of the decade before you took this job, it was not in the middle of the night and waking up and saying, what would i do if i was the chief? you have other things on your mind. what has surprised you the most in coming into this circumstance? >> well, i think, -- i guess i've got to be careful. one of the things i tell everybody what i was the commander in iraq and the commander of the core there, have the freedom to make some pretty significant decisions. that freedom is not quite the same here in washington. [laughter] that is pr
in terms of education level, the amount of waivers that we have granted. we have already recruited 30,000 for next year, which is half of our requirement. is already done. there are people who want to serve when the economy changes, could impact this? yes. but right now, i feel it is not impacting our recruiting. it does not impact our quality operationally, and hopefully that will continue. >> you have been in the job for a little over a year now. god willing and things go right, you...
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this election is about big things, like the education of our children, the value of our homes, the take home pay from our jobs, the price for the gasoline we buy and the choices we have in our healthcare. it's about the big things that determine those things, like the growth of the economy, the strength of our military, our dependence on foreign oil and america's leadership in the world. president obama frequently reminds us that he inherited a trouble led economy, but a troubled economy is not that all he inherited. he also inherited the greatest nation in the history of the earth. [applause] he inherited the most productive and innovative nation in history. he inherited the largest economy in the world. and he inherited a people that have always risen to the occasion regardless of the challenges they face so long as they've been led by men and women who guided the nation with vision and conviction. despite all that he inherited president obama did not repair our economy, he did not save medicare and social security t. he did not tame the spending and borrowing. he did not reach across
this election is about big things, like the education of our children, the value of our homes, the take home pay from our jobs, the price for the gasoline we buy and the choices we have in our healthcare. it's about the big things that determine those things, like the growth of the economy, the strength of our military, our dependence on foreign oil and america's leadership in the world. president obama frequently reminds us that he inherited a trouble led economy, but a troubled economy is not...
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he was to educate and empower people to do those jobs. [applause] he wants to help employers give back into the mix by going to community colleges and getting jobs. [applause] he has revolutionized the student loan law. from now on beginning next year every person in america who has a college loan will first of all, get it at a lower cost and have the right to pay the loan back as they fixed percent of their income for 20 years. [applause] we have fallen to 15th or so in the percentage of people were of four year college degrees. -- with four-year college degrees. this means nobody ever has to drop out of college again ever because of the loans. [cheers and applause] one of the reasons middle-class people could not get a pay raise is because health-care costs went up so much. the health care law has not only allowed 3 million young people to be on their policies for some time, it has not only met a possibly beginning next year for 30 million americans -- money with -- many with insured, not on the has amended a legal for women to be charg
he was to educate and empower people to do those jobs. [applause] he wants to help employers give back into the mix by going to community colleges and getting jobs. [applause] he has revolutionized the student loan law. from now on beginning next year every person in america who has a college loan will first of all, get it at a lower cost and have the right to pay the loan back as they fixed percent of their income for 20 years. [applause] we have fallen to 15th or so in the percentage of...
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host: how much education does she have? guest: she's got some college experience. host: she's a blogger? guest: yes. she's a video blogger. she has cultural salons on the weekend. host: let's watch crystal starr. [video clip]. >> history is one of my things even since grade school. that's a passion. what was there, who was there. wow, it's amazing where you see they ripped out the walls. there's copper pipe right there. can you imagine like having breakfast right here. look at your view. look at your view in the morning. yes, i'm going to go out and conquer the world. i can see it from right here. motown right up the street. i feel like i was may be here a little while back or i'm older than i really am but i have like this young body and spirit and mind but i have the memory of this place when it was banging. that's how i feel. guest: lot of people feel that way. lot of detroiters feel that way. some people have a memory of the place when it was banging because they were there. people like crystal have a memory of the place she heard about it, read about it, dream
host: how much education does she have? guest: she's got some college experience. host: she's a blogger? guest: yes. she's a video blogger. she has cultural salons on the weekend. host: let's watch crystal starr. [video clip]. >> history is one of my things even since grade school. that's a passion. what was there, who was there. wow, it's amazing where you see they ripped out the walls. there's copper pipe right there. can you imagine like having breakfast right here. look at your view....
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everyone has their pet project and pet neighborhood and their initiative, be it education and farming. everyone was dependent upon detroit. other people you know, feel that it's their responsibility, and foundation to assist the people and poverty. it's a very low performing school system. there's a high rate of illiteracy. there's something for every foundation in detroit. just recently, actually, you mentioned federal funding, 164 firefighters were laid off as part of this downsizing, as part of this effort for mayor bling to get the finances under control in the city. firefighters, which detroit needs because it's got sort of the highest case of arson in the country. these guys are laid off. about two weeks later, miraculously a hundred guys are rehired. when you look to find out where the money came from, it's actually department of homeland security has the funds for things like that. i don't want to overstate, that's something you want to think about. the department of homeland security needed to step in to keep detroit as safe as it can be for the moment. we're talking about --
everyone has their pet project and pet neighborhood and their initiative, be it education and farming. everyone was dependent upon detroit. other people you know, feel that it's their responsibility, and foundation to assist the people and poverty. it's a very low performing school system. there's a high rate of illiteracy. there's something for every foundation in detroit. just recently, actually, you mentioned federal funding, 164 firefighters were laid off as part of this downsizing, as part...
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of course, for students, their issues around student loans and affordable education and what is happening to state colleges and universities, public support for them, both at the state and federal support, a key budget decisions about supporting student education. those are essential for students, as well as the job market when they're graduating from school and what kinds of policies are out there. one of the big problems for women was when there were budget constraints. many public-sector jobs were being contracted and even layoffs with teachers and social workers and others who are largely women losing their jobs. women were hit in a double whammy way. they lost their jobs in the kinds of services they were providing. this affects students in education directly. >> is the media doing a good job in informing the population about issues related to rights and what is why not? >> as far as i'm concerned, the media could always do more. that is for sure. there is a lot of horse race aspect about this -- who is ahead? is it 1%? 2%? those are interesting, but for people who want to have the f
of course, for students, their issues around student loans and affordable education and what is happening to state colleges and universities, public support for them, both at the state and federal support, a key budget decisions about supporting student education. those are essential for students, as well as the job market when they're graduating from school and what kinds of policies are out there. one of the big problems for women was when there were budget constraints. many public-sector...
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the secretary of education discussed the goal of the department of education, to graduate children from high school better work force ready or college ready. the percentage of kids that graduated in 2012 was 47% work- force ready or college ready. for every one that is meeting the requirements, one is not. african-american students fall into the category of and not college ready and not work force ready. we do not have enough opportunities. one of the things we need to do, and early child education is important, but there will not get through the system for 12 years. we need to look at expanding community college opportunities by adding a 13th year to high- school. >> how much is that going to cross? >> i do not know. it is one to add economic growth and going have a payback. it will work for delawareans. i am not this often left field, taxes are bad, government services are good, there are shades. but i think we can do that. and 10th grade, you declare yourself, you stay in high school for its fifth year. what happens to children and now to graduate from high school let go to deltech,
the secretary of education discussed the goal of the department of education, to graduate children from high school better work force ready or college ready. the percentage of kids that graduated in 2012 was 47% work- force ready or college ready. for every one that is meeting the requirements, one is not. african-american students fall into the category of and not college ready and not work force ready. we do not have enough opportunities. one of the things we need to do, and early child...
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. -- and not funding education. we need to collaborate with both parties to solve problems and produce a balanced budget. my vision of government is a common-sense business approach by putting first the important issues on the front runner, regardless of political consequences. the best product on the list price, and best service. there is a difference between myself and my opponent tonight. 34 years at the ibm corporation with a reputation of working across the aisle while serving in the utah state senate. thank you for having us today. >> senator hatch? gregg's i'm glad to be here with you today. -- >> i'm glad to be here with you today. thank you for putting on this debate. our country is that a real crossroads. we are having real problems, and a question about it. but we know there is too much spending, too much regulation. we are $16 trillion in debt. should president obama be reelected, and i do not believe he will be, we will have over $20 trillion in debt. the average debt per family is $144,000. we can no l
. -- and not funding education. we need to collaborate with both parties to solve problems and produce a balanced budget. my vision of government is a common-sense business approach by putting first the important issues on the front runner, regardless of political consequences. the best product on the list price, and best service. there is a difference between myself and my opponent tonight. 34 years at the ibm corporation with a reputation of working across the aisle while serving in the utah...
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you will be able to vote on november 6, making a more informed and educated decision. it is my honor to introduce them to you. in the interest of time, we have asked our audience to only -- to not applaud tonight. only at the end of the bay -- of the debate and at the beginning of the debate. the former governor and senator of virginia, george allen. [applause] now, the democrat in this race, from richmond, va., a former governor of virginia, tim kaine. [applause] i think i told you we have an enthusiastic crowd. we do. thank you for agreeing to participate in this important debate and participate and put your self out there. we decided everything by the toss of a coin. the result of that, we will begin with governor kaine. 90 seconds. >> thank you for this opportunity. it is great to be back to virginia tech. i feel close to this community. we have challenges as a nation. the main one is to continue to accelerate the economy and grow jobs. in order to do that, we have to have a congress that knows how to work together. i learned some valuable lessons as mayor and gove
you will be able to vote on november 6, making a more informed and educated decision. it is my honor to introduce them to you. in the interest of time, we have asked our audience to only -- to not applaud tonight. only at the end of the bay -- of the debate and at the beginning of the debate. the former governor and senator of virginia, george allen. [applause] now, the democrat in this race, from richmond, va., a former governor of virginia, tim kaine. [applause] i think i told you we have an...
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he likes to talk about education. the massachusetts was number one in education when he took office. it was number one when he was in office. it continues to be never won today. the most that he can say right now about his edge -- his record in education in massachusetts is that he did not mess things up. it is interesting to note that he did not run for a second term. i would guess but he did the analysis and realized he could not win a second term. i would guess that massachusetts is going to vote for president obama roughly around 65%. host: next call is a democratic call. caller: i have been listening to you for quite awhile. this is the first time i have called. i do not think you realize that obama going into office as president, he wholeheartedly thought he could make a difference across party lines. but what he did not realize was that this was a "no" congress who decided from day one that once he was elected they would not let anything passed. but so much has done by this president and has never been done bef
he likes to talk about education. the massachusetts was number one in education when he took office. it was number one when he was in office. it continues to be never won today. the most that he can say right now about his edge -- his record in education in massachusetts is that he did not mess things up. it is interesting to note that he did not run for a second term. i would guess but he did the analysis and realized he could not win a second term. i would guess that massachusetts is going to...
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dig and find out what the educational programs are all about. it is more money, more money, all for the unions. if there were better things going on in the schools that the parents could see instead of being pushed aside because the government wants to take over the children and not let the parents have anything to say. there are also other subjects for the middle class. host: i will give mr. bennett a chance to respond. guest: i think all voters should have an opportunity to look behind the ad than delving into the research on the individual candidates. if they would, i think they would come out knowing that this country needs a change in direction in this country needs somebody who's going to create the number of jobs necessary. i think it gov. mitt romney has that program. his commitment to produce 12 million jobs over the next four years is the way this country needs to do it. also, take regulation out of the small business communities so that our small businessmen, the real job creators, know what's going to happen over the next four years.
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so grateful that president obama and my husband are making quality investments to move us forward on education. [applause] i am also involved in this election as a woman who cares about the direction of this country. i see barack and joe stand up for our freedoms every single day. the very first bill president obama signed was the ledbetter fair pay act. [applause] the president and vice-president know how important it is for women to make our own decisions about our own bodies and our own health care. [applause] so many women of my generation have fought hard for roe versus wade and for equal rights. we do not want our daughters and our granddaughters to have to go back and fight those same battles that we fought decades ago, and we cannot forget about the importance of the supreme court and the direction this country could take. [applause] finally, i care about this country, as this -- about this election as a military mom. our sons served in iraq for a year. i have had the honor of meeting many of our military families. i see how much they love this country and the sacrifice they have made
so grateful that president obama and my husband are making quality investments to move us forward on education. [applause] i am also involved in this election as a woman who cares about the direction of this country. i see barack and joe stand up for our freedoms every single day. the very first bill president obama signed was the ledbetter fair pay act. [applause] the president and vice-president know how important it is for women to make our own decisions about our own bodies and our own...
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so grateful that president obama and my husband are making quality investments to move us forward on education. i'm also involved in this election as a woman who cares about the direction of our country. i have seen barack and joe said that for our rights and freedoms every single day. -- stand up for our rights and freedoms every single day. the very first law put an obama signed with the lily ledbetter. the president and vice- president know how important it is for women to make our own decisions about our own bodies, our own health care. [applause] so many women of my generation have fought hard for roe versus wade, access to contraception and for equal rights. we don't want out daughters and granddaughters to have to go back and fight the same battles that we fought decades ago. [applause] we cannot forget about the importance of the supreme court in the direction this country could take. finally, i care about this country. about this election as a military mom. our son beau is a in the delaware national army guard and he served in a rack for a year. -- iraq for a year. i had the honor of
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and you had this educated, affluent group, the base around ohio state university. and that has been critical. in the end, if you show that map, ohio is broken up, we have said it for years into 5 ohios. those five areas, plus some of the border areas, we have about seven media markets. it makes a very expensive to campaign here. in gubernatorial races and some presidential races there will go to west virginia to reach the southern ohio parts. that is where the bigger market is and that has to be part of the mix, too. ohio is five ohios. host: we talked about the issues, the top issues in ohio in this election cycle -- can we talk about the issues? guest: this is like to been a shock to your viewers, but the auto issue has been huge here. i have never seen where one issue in the campaign can play so well here. obviously, it is the battle of the bailout. who wanted to take it into bankruptcy. who got hurt, who did not. you are seeing the new ones being played on. and you are seeing the big swing, which is on the president's side, i save the auto industry. and the mit
and you had this educated, affluent group, the base around ohio state university. and that has been critical. in the end, if you show that map, ohio is broken up, we have said it for years into 5 ohios. those five areas, plus some of the border areas, we have about seven media markets. it makes a very expensive to campaign here. in gubernatorial races and some presidential races there will go to west virginia to reach the southern ohio parts. that is where the bigger market is and that has to...
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either college education or technical education. but it is for the future of our country and to meet the ideal in this nation of equality of opportunity that we should provide a free and equal ed calingse indicational opportunity in college -- in college, and do the right thing for our young people. this is not a radical idea. it is done in in many parts of the world, and it pays a huge dividend. as to those dents students who are saddled with enormous tuition debt, it has reached over $1 trillion, more than the entire credit card debt in this country? what does congress do? or their fat cat contribute tores? they made student debt nondischargeable in bankruptcy. so you can charge a mazerati on your credit card, but if someone ran out and did what they could to get a decent education can't get a new start. so we need to demand congress to allow discharge yanltability in bankruptcy of student debt now. [cheers and applause] >> you might not get what you want to hear from me, but you will get straight talk. we can't afford more federa
either college education or technical education. but it is for the future of our country and to meet the ideal in this nation of equality of opportunity that we should provide a free and equal ed calingse indicational opportunity in college -- in college, and do the right thing for our young people. this is not a radical idea. it is done in in many parts of the world, and it pays a huge dividend. as to those dents students who are saddled with enormous tuition debt, it has reached over $1...
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and investing in education. for every dollar we invest in education, we get a return because people get jobs. they go to college and in an economy like this for him to want to cut grants by $12 billion, and that is not what we want to do. >> i will reiterate, that tax increases my opponent is talking about will cost illinois 31,000 jobs. the same hikes that president obama kept from happening in 2009. washington, d.c. is the only place when you have a baseline budgeting going up by 7%, you'll keep it the same, washington is the only place where you cut the increase and they say you're cutting grants. it is not true. >> again, it gets down to priorities. you want to cut programs like head start. you want to keep the tax cuts for millionaires. you want to charge sr. $6,400 a year, which can be fact check. those are the wrong priorities. the question was the middle class. that is why i am running. that is my family's background. his dad had in eight grade education and he was able to succeed and have his family gro
and investing in education. for every dollar we invest in education, we get a return because people get jobs. they go to college and in an economy like this for him to want to cut grants by $12 billion, and that is not what we want to do. >> i will reiterate, that tax increases my opponent is talking about will cost illinois 31,000 jobs. the same hikes that president obama kept from happening in 2009. washington, d.c. is the only place when you have a baseline budgeting going up by 7%,...
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people who i talked to said education is central to who we are in iowa. those of some of the basic values. i think i heard congressman king say the same thing. i do not think we are that far apart on what we would agree on in terms of what our basic values are. >> he accuse you of being a carpetbagger. what is your response to that? >> all of these towns, i represent everything in this district for eight years. all of the towns and people in them feel -- >> as iowa's first lady? >> yes. i travelled the country, traveling and representing people in the whole state, certainly in this district. i represented everybody in the district. 40%. i represent the values of this district. >> mrs. vilsack, do you feel comfortable about some of the things portrayed in the ad -- would you like to have them along your side campaigning for you? talking about. >> the humane society, their views on pork production, would you like to have been campaigning alongside you? >> i have not taken money from the humane society, if you are suggesting that. congressman king suggested
people who i talked to said education is central to who we are in iowa. those of some of the basic values. i think i heard congressman king say the same thing. i do not think we are that far apart on what we would agree on in terms of what our basic values are. >> he accuse you of being a carpetbagger. what is your response to that? >> all of these towns, i represent everything in this district for eight years. all of the towns and people in them feel -- >> as iowa's first...
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education is another big issue. among the latino population and especially democrats, immigration reform is a big issue. host: what is the demographic of the voters in colorado? guest: 52% women, 48% men. over the years, we have increased the number of people voting by mail. already 800,000 people have cast ballots in the state. the state is equally divided. one-third is republicans, one- third is democrats, and the other one-third are unaffiliated voters. everybody is playing for that group of unaffiliated voters. you try to figure out which way it will break. you will hear a lot of talk about appealing to women and latinos. we have heard a lot about the bennett strategy, that refers to the strategy michael bennett used in running against the tide and enter 2010 where by appealing to women and latinos he was able to eke out a victory in a year that was not favorable to democrats. host: where are the traditionally democratic areas of the state versus the republican areas of the state? guest: denver is ground zero fo
education is another big issue. among the latino population and especially democrats, immigration reform is a big issue. host: what is the demographic of the voters in colorado? guest: 52% women, 48% men. over the years, we have increased the number of people voting by mail. already 800,000 people have cast ballots in the state. the state is equally divided. one-third is republicans, one- third is democrats, and the other one-third are unaffiliated voters. everybody is playing for that group of...
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and we're trying to contribute further to the education. the post has a conference with some very senior former intelligence officials, hackers and others, at the end of the month, and they can find out more at washingtonpost.com. it will be open to the public and will be a fascinating day because we will have, as i said, people directly involved in helping establish policy, formerly running, for example, the nsa, cyber command, getting together to discuss these issues and going through some scenarios. like i said, that will be at the end of the month at the washington post. >> robert o'harrow's series in the loss to pose is linked to our site at c- span.org/thecommunicators if you would like to read for yourself. charlie miller is at a computer researcher and twitter employee, also known as a good guy hacker, joining us from st. louis. mr. o'harrow, thank you for being on "the communicators." >> thank you for having me. >> tomorrow on "washington journal," we look at early voting with michael mcdonald. then we look to the battleground stat
and we're trying to contribute further to the education. the post has a conference with some very senior former intelligence officials, hackers and others, at the end of the month, and they can find out more at washingtonpost.com. it will be open to the public and will be a fascinating day because we will have, as i said, people directly involved in helping establish policy, formerly running, for example, the nsa, cyber command, getting together to discuss these issues and going through some...
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when we separated education out of health, education, and welfare. we have spent more money at education at the federal government level, money that could have been used better at the local levels. we have to look at these duplicative programs. we have got to move away from baseline budget to zero-based budget. >> the gao had a study that counted 33 agencies that are doing the same thing. we need to streamline these agencies. seven are focused on businesses and trade. let's streamline them. we have attacked medicare fraud and abuse. we need to continue to do that, in all government agencies. i spent years going into numerous fortune 500 countries -- companies looking for these inefficiencies. i plan using my government to find this week. >> can either of you give me any numbers? the department of energy? >> close to $85 billion. you are looking at a guy, never been in politics before, and i found three wasteful programs in the government. the combined savings of -- if every single member of the house was going and looking for wasteful programs, think
when we separated education out of health, education, and welfare. we have spent more money at education at the federal government level, money that could have been used better at the local levels. we have to look at these duplicative programs. we have got to move away from baseline budget to zero-based budget. >> the gao had a study that counted 33 agencies that are doing the same thing. we need to streamline these agencies. seven are focused on businesses and trade. let's streamline...
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i think it could be that foundations could be educated about journalism. i went to a big foundation conference and realize they do not necessarily understand the ethos of journalism. that goes against the ethos of journalism to tell them what they should cover. i think it had a conversation, but it will take time and effort. >> for money to make films? how tough it out there? is there money for vigilance? >> on the documentary side, it is most of the time, as documentarians, we are what would be considered enterprise journalism. we subsidize our development and by the time we have something to show or the sense of a pitts we are going to foundations. typically we are going to places where we think these projects would be well received. i am also sometimes commissioned by entities. i am working on an education serious, and that as a commission from the corporation for public broadcasting. the mandate is very clear. i have been very lucky in that the foundations that have supported my work -- in "reportero" we had quite a bit of support in the ford foundatio
i think it could be that foundations could be educated about journalism. i went to a big foundation conference and realize they do not necessarily understand the ethos of journalism. that goes against the ethos of journalism to tell them what they should cover. i think it had a conversation, but it will take time and effort. >> for money to make films? how tough it out there? is there money for vigilance? >> on the documentary side, it is most of the time, as documentarians, we are...
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the changes in education that went on in the 1960's. it became a whole lot easier to go to school and not learn anything, and whole lot easier to drop out. a whole lot easier to get away with stuff that kept you from getting an education. in a crime, crime took off after being plateaued throughout the 1950's. there was a conventional wisdom that said, if you put people in prison if only made them into smarter criminals. as we had a rising crime rate you had reductions in people in prison for crimes. we had a raw reduction in the number of people in prison in the 1960's. a raw reduction, not just a reduction in the term of ratios. it became a whole lot safer, if you were a teenage kid to engage in crime. when i did an analysis of the cook county delinquents, more delinquents than a non in the 1970's, the average number of arrests for those kids before they went to a custodial facilities for the first time, it was 13.6. it became a lot easier to engage in crime. can the whole lot easier to survive if you are a guy without having a job. yo
the changes in education that went on in the 1960's. it became a whole lot easier to go to school and not learn anything, and whole lot easier to drop out. a whole lot easier to get away with stuff that kept you from getting an education. in a crime, crime took off after being plateaued throughout the 1950's. there was a conventional wisdom that said, if you put people in prison if only made them into smarter criminals. as we had a rising crime rate you had reductions in people in prison for...
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and investing in education. for every dollar that we invest in education, we get a return on that because people get out of high school and go to college and get jobs. for congressman schilling want to cut pell grants by $12 billion, that is not where we want to cut. that is where we get the return on investment. >> the tax increases that my opponent is talking about will cost illinois 31,000 jobs, america 700,000 jobs, the same tax hikes that president obama kept from happening in 2009. pell grants, lookit, washington, d.c., is the only place where you have baseline budgeting that is going up 7%, keep the pell grant the same. washington, d.c., is you cut the increase and they say you are cutting pell grants. it is simply not true. >> again, it's down to priorities. you want to cut head start, programs, keep tax cuts for millionaires. you want to charge seniors and extra $6400 per year, which can be fact checked. we are looking out for the middle class. that is why i am running. that is my family's background. h
and investing in education. for every dollar that we invest in education, we get a return on that because people get out of high school and go to college and get jobs. for congressman schilling want to cut pell grants by $12 billion, that is not where we want to cut. that is where we get the return on investment. >> the tax increases that my opponent is talking about will cost illinois 31,000 jobs, america 700,000 jobs, the same tax hikes that president obama kept from happening in 2009....
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education accomplishment. it's unacceptable. i won't go through all of what you have to do. it's all about teachers and hiring the best and brightest, promoting the best and making sure they're well compensated. the key is teachers. and we got to put the kids at the top, the parents and the teachers and the teachers union is going to have to go behind and put kids first. [applause] that's number three. number four and this may not immediately connect with why the budget has anything to do with jobs but let me tell you if you're an entrepreneur about risking your life savings to open a business or a company investing in billions of dollars in factories in america. you're not going to do that if you think we're on the road to greece. and that's the road we're on. so i will commit to you i will do everything in my power to cut federal spending and cap it and get us on track to a balanced budget so we can create more jobs here. [applause] and number five, i want to champion small business. i want to make it easier
education accomplishment. it's unacceptable. i won't go through all of what you have to do. it's all about teachers and hiring the best and brightest, promoting the best and making sure they're well compensated. the key is teachers. and we got to put the kids at the top, the parents and the teachers and the teachers union is going to have to go behind and put kids first. [applause] that's number three. number four and this may not immediately connect with why the budget has anything to do with...
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he's the national leader in education and he did some things i've copied in my plan for the nation. number one he makes sure schools are evaluated so you know how well a school is doing. they get graded. he makes sure the parents are able to send a child to a school of their choice. i'm going to take federal dollars and instead of giving them to the schools i'm going to have them follow the student so parents can choose the school. [applause] amber four doesn't sound to lot of people like it has a lot to do with jobs but it does. it relates to debt and deficits which and that is if you're an entrepreneur thinking of risking your live ever life savings to start a business or build a factory, if you think america is on the road to greece or italy or spain, you're less likely to invest in america. and right now we spend a trillion more than we take in. it's bad for the economy. tohink it's immoral for us pass on debt like that to our kids and i will get america on track to a balanced budget. [applause] and number five, is to be a champion of small business, help small business grow and
he's the national leader in education and he did some things i've copied in my plan for the nation. number one he makes sure schools are evaluated so you know how well a school is doing. they get graded. he makes sure the parents are able to send a child to a school of their choice. i'm going to take federal dollars and instead of giving them to the schools i'm going to have them follow the student so parents can choose the school. [applause] amber four doesn't sound to lot of people like it...
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ladies and gentlemen, for them education is an afterthought. for us it is the foundation upon which the middle class was built. the key to success in the 21st century. [applause] by the way, you have to ask yourself, why are they doing -- they are running away from this. why would they do it in the first place? there is a simple reason. they are not bad guys, they actually believed, they actually believe that the way to go -- grow this country is from the top down. they actually believe that another $2 trillion in tax cuts for people making over $1 million per year will somehow stimulate the economy. ladies and gentlemen, we have seen that movie before. we know how it ends. it is a horror movie holiday, isn't it? [applause] 9 million people losing their jobs. tens of thousands of floridians seeing the equity in their home evaporate. the 401 k eviscerated. ladies and gentlemen, it ended in the great recession of 2008. the american people will not go back. [applause] you know, there is an expression in my family, i know many have a version of thi
ladies and gentlemen, for them education is an afterthought. for us it is the foundation upon which the middle class was built. the key to success in the 21st century. [applause] by the way, you have to ask yourself, why are they doing -- they are running away from this. why would they do it in the first place? there is a simple reason. they are not bad guys, they actually believed, they actually believe that the way to go -- grow this country is from the top down. they actually believe that...
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we want no pollution, we want jobs, we want better education. i would also like to point out that what has happened with fast and furious, intelligence leaks, the keystone pipeline. these are gigantic issues that i feel the democrats are being very hypocritical about in the fact that they're letting president obama slide with them along with a lot of other issues. i'm asking the democrats to open up your ice and look at things objectively. thank you. host: and the issues that he listed? what would you make of those? guest: i agree with him on all things certainly with respect to the keystone pipeline. and the president listening to him in the debate he made him sound like he as supporter of the keystone pipeline. he's not a supporter of the keystone pipeline. that's tens of thousands of jobs for working people across several states in middle america. i mean, that one i just don't understand from the president. particularly the case to listen to the the president in the debate you would think he was a supporter of energy exploration and developme
we want no pollution, we want jobs, we want better education. i would also like to point out that what has happened with fast and furious, intelligence leaks, the keystone pipeline. these are gigantic issues that i feel the democrats are being very hypocritical about in the fact that they're letting president obama slide with them along with a lot of other issues. i'm asking the democrats to open up your ice and look at things objectively. thank you. host: and the issues that he listed? what...
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leaders for higher education to increase online education. the hope is more students will receive college degrees and at less cost. but appropriately, the application of technology can improve learning higher educatio outcomes and to decrease the cost of delivering that education. so far, big savings have proven elusive. nonetheless, massive online courses are testing the market. dozens of universities, including mit, harvard, and stanford offer these classes prompting headlines like " college may never be the same." it could be a wild ride. good ideas take time and research. penn state operates a world campus with nearly 12,000 students enrolled in dozens of online programs. our model has been honored as the top online program for 2012. it too continues to revolve. we must prepare penn state for the next-generation of leadership. i announced will be retiring by june 2014 and the board of trustees is about to begin the search for the next president. it is incumbent upon us to aid the groundwork for my successor and and we look forward to an i
leaders for higher education to increase online education. the hope is more students will receive college degrees and at less cost. but appropriately, the application of technology can improve learning higher educatio outcomes and to decrease the cost of delivering that education. so far, big savings have proven elusive. nonetheless, massive online courses are testing the market. dozens of universities, including mit, harvard, and stanford offer these classes prompting headlines like "...
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he was to educate and empower people to do those jobs. he wants to help employers cut back into the next by going to community colleges and getting skills that will give them good jobs. he has revolutionized the student loan lot. from now on beginning next year every person of enter america who has a college lawn will first of all, get it at a lower cost and have the right to pay the loan back as they fixed percent of their am come for 20 years. we have fallen to 15th or so are of central the percentage of people were of four year college degrees. this means nobody ever has to drop out of college again ever because of the lungs. [cheers and applause] one of the reasons middle-class people could not get a paper is is because health-care costs went up so much. has not only allowed 3 million yen people to be on their policies for some time, it has not only met a possibly beginning next year for 30 million americans -- money with pre-existing conditions to be insured, not on the has amended a legal for women to be charged more than men for he
he was to educate and empower people to do those jobs. he wants to help employers cut back into the next by going to community colleges and getting skills that will give them good jobs. he has revolutionized the student loan lot. from now on beginning next year every person of enter america who has a college lawn will first of all, get it at a lower cost and have the right to pay the loan back as they fixed percent of their am come for 20 years. we have fallen to 15th or so are of central the...
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i am passionate about education. >> education is the bedrock to our future. or to cut represents a strong state that supports education. the number of schools we have -- it is absolutely critical. as it relates to education, the decision should be local. ae challenge we have what's lot of programs coming down with rules and red tape that made it impossible to run the highest impact like we do in north dakota. one size fits all rules are made in washington where they as in every community is a least a million people. that does not work for small towns in north dakota. we need to do what we can to get those dollars to the state and to the local communities with as few strings as possible. no child left behind -- there's no question that that started out a bipartisan thing with good intentions, and has failed. i sponsored a bill that would allow states to opt out of no child left behind. we need to again put those controls come up with that power with the local school boards, put it with the state legislature, to move forward. >> i agree with congressman ber g.
i am passionate about education. >> education is the bedrock to our future. or to cut represents a strong state that supports education. the number of schools we have -- it is absolutely critical. as it relates to education, the decision should be local. ae challenge we have what's lot of programs coming down with rules and red tape that made it impossible to run the highest impact like we do in north dakota. one size fits all rules are made in washington where they as in every community...
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early education is critical. of the companies know if we invest now, that person will grow and develop in the high skilled worker. the federal government, there is some agreement between us on this. it can be a partner and help on elementary and basic education. it should not try to have a one size fits all policy. most of the work are done at the school district level. folks want to keep local control of schools. we should do that but that they can make some changes to what used to be known as notre left behind so for a lot of those changes have been bipartisan. we should continue that. >> if it fisher versus taxes, the supreme court is taking up the issue of whether there should be racial preferences in admissions to colleges and universities that accept federal dollars which means almost all of them. if the supreme court should decide that race should no longer be a part of a decision making process as to whether an individual gets admittance to a college university, what would be your reaction? is it appropri
early education is critical. of the companies know if we invest now, that person will grow and develop in the high skilled worker. the federal government, there is some agreement between us on this. it can be a partner and help on elementary and basic education. it should not try to have a one size fits all policy. most of the work are done at the school district level. folks want to keep local control of schools. we should do that but that they can make some changes to what used to be known as...
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he was to educate and empower people to do those jobs. he wants to help employers give back into the mix by going to community colleges and getting skills that will give them good jobs. he has revolutionized the student loan law. from now on beginning next year every person in america who has a college loan will first of all, get it at a lower cost and have the right to pay the loan back as they fixed percent of their income for 20 years. we have fallen to 15th or so in the percentage of people were of four year college degrees. this means nobody ever has to drop out of college again ever because of the loans. [cheers and applause] one of the reasons middle-class people could not get a pay raise is because health-care costs went up so much. has not only allowed 3 million young people to be on their policies for some time, it has not only met a possibly beginning next year for 30 million americans -- money with pre-existing conditions to be insured, not on the has amended a legal for women to be charged more than men for health-care, for t
he was to educate and empower people to do those jobs. he wants to help employers give back into the mix by going to community colleges and getting skills that will give them good jobs. he has revolutionized the student loan law. from now on beginning next year every person in america who has a college loan will first of all, get it at a lower cost and have the right to pay the loan back as they fixed percent of their income for 20 years. we have fallen to 15th or so in the percentage of people...
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can we do that on education? what eachigure out side wants and try to get a little bit of it so we can move forward? folks, it has gone wrong very quickly. i will give you the most shocking statistic to make this point. and and and scalia -- antonin scalia, an appointee of reagan, was confirmed by the senate 97 to nothing. ruth bader ginsburg -- ruth bader ginsburg who is as liberal or as scully is conservative, was confirmed by the senate 94-3. it was not so long ago that we voted on nonpartisan grounds, not on ideological polarization, but on the fact that they were great lawyers and great legal scholars, who deserve to be on the court because of their scholarship and their character. how did it get so wrong so fast? we talk about polarization. the three most important achievements of the bush administration, the most important changes -- the war, medicaid party, and no job left behind -- medicaid part d, no child left behind all receive significant support. on medicare, most of the democrats voted. and on no c
can we do that on education? what eachigure out side wants and try to get a little bit of it so we can move forward? folks, it has gone wrong very quickly. i will give you the most shocking statistic to make this point. and and and scalia -- antonin scalia, an appointee of reagan, was confirmed by the senate 97 to nothing. ruth bader ginsburg -- ruth bader ginsburg who is as liberal or as scully is conservative, was confirmed by the senate 94-3. it was not so long ago that we voted on...
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so grateful that president obama and my husband are making quality investments to move us forward on education. i'm also involved in this election as a woman who cares about the direction of our country. i have seen barack and joe said that for our rights and freedoms every single day. -- stand up for our rights and freedoms every single day. the very first law put an obama signed with the lily ledbetter. the president and vice-president know how important it is for women to make our own decisions about our own bodies, our own health care. [applause] so many women of my generation have fought hard for roe versus wade, access to contraception and for equal rights. andon't want out daughters granddaughters to have to go back and fight the same battles that we fought decades ago. [applause] we cannot forget about the importance of the supreme court in the direction this country could take. finally, i care about this country. aout this evelction as lections military mom. our son beau is a in the delaware national army guard and he served in a rack for a year. i had the honor of meeting many of our
so grateful that president obama and my husband are making quality investments to move us forward on education. i'm also involved in this election as a woman who cares about the direction of our country. i have seen barack and joe said that for our rights and freedoms every single day. -- stand up for our rights and freedoms every single day. the very first law put an obama signed with the lily ledbetter. the president and vice-president know how important it is for women to make our own...
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from obama, i'm because he says he wants to increase education spending. he wants to add more for teachers, do better for teachers. mitt romney keeps saying i am going to cut education and then i am not going to cut. the bottom line is he is going to cut education programs. he flip-flops' all the time. he also says i want to punish overseas investment to china. is he going to punish himself? he has so many investments over their. guest: definitely the issue of teachers and education have played a motif in ohio which really goes back to 2010 where we had one of those collective bargaining issues that was on the ballot to undo the republican-led legislation which fired up teachers. that was successful and people see that as a potential signal for what may happen in just a few days here in ohio. host: mark naymik, a longtime political reporter with "the plain dealer," thank you for joining us. up next, we will have the chairman of the ohio republican party, bob bennett. later, tim ryan joins us to discuss ohio and shaping the outcome of the presidential elect
from obama, i'm because he says he wants to increase education spending. he wants to add more for teachers, do better for teachers. mitt romney keeps saying i am going to cut education and then i am not going to cut. the bottom line is he is going to cut education programs. he flip-flops' all the time. he also says i want to punish overseas investment to china. is he going to punish himself? he has so many investments over their. guest: definitely the issue of teachers and education have played...
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they do better emotionally and education neal and economically. i understand that's not -- everybody has not had that opportunity and we need to reach in as a community and reaching out and helping those that don't have that benefit. we should never take our policies and change them away from what we should be aspiring to be and the best environment for a child bar none is with their biological mother and father who are in a life-long married relationship. those children attending church will do better than their peers in every category. host: a tweet who says evangelicals are supporting mitt romney not because of shared values but shared disdain for the president. democrats line. caller: i would like to raise the issue of abortion that was discussed earlier and i would urge mr. perkins to note that the supreme court has made it clear that the state can regulate and/or make illegal a partial birth abortion and that holding has been the same for almost 10 years now. and with regard to family values, you know, i was raised in a family of a heterosex
they do better emotionally and education neal and economically. i understand that's not -- everybody has not had that opportunity and we need to reach in as a community and reaching out and helping those that don't have that benefit. we should never take our policies and change them away from what we should be aspiring to be and the best environment for a child bar none is with their biological mother and father who are in a life-long married relationship. those children attending church will...
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on education, people need to really dig and find out what the educational programs are all about. it is more money and more money. it is all for the unions. if there were things going on in the school that the parents could see, instead of being pushed aside because the government wants to take over the children, and not let the parents have anything to say -- there are other subjects as well as the middle-class. host: will give you a chance to respond to some of her comments. guest: i think she is right. all the voters should have an opportunity to look behind the ads and build into the research on the individual candidates. they should come out knowing this country needs a change in direction, and who will create the number of jobs that are necessary. i think governor mitt romney has that program, if you look at it in depth. his commitment to produce 12 million jobs over the next four years, the way this country has to do. also, to take regulation out of the small business community, so that our small businessmen, who are the real job creators, know what is going to happen over
on education, people need to really dig and find out what the educational programs are all about. it is more money and more money. it is all for the unions. if there were things going on in the school that the parents could see, instead of being pushed aside because the government wants to take over the children, and not let the parents have anything to say -- there are other subjects as well as the middle-class. host: will give you a chance to respond to some of her comments. guest: i think...
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that's education, and innovation in research, and infrastructure. i think those are the key ingredients that not only help us build in the short term and address those families struggling to get by, helps them get ahead once again, and also helps us in a longer-term. >> let me have your response to that question, governor. what is job one for you? >> first, job one is to balance the budget. we are going for a fiscal crisis if we don't address it. we will be in the fiscal abyss. a child tonight born here in milwaukee is. $51,000 in is our whole budget is absolutely heading toward some kind of fiscal abyss unless we do something. the congress has not passed a budget in three and a half years. when i was governor, i passed a budget every year, balanced it. at the same time i was governor, we created 742,000 jobs. 88,000 was from manufacturing. what the congresswoman has said about me with advisers, that's a figment of her imagination. i created jobs in wisconsin as its president and chairman. we created several hundred jobs in wisconsin since i left th
that's education, and innovation in research, and infrastructure. i think those are the key ingredients that not only help us build in the short term and address those families struggling to get by, helps them get ahead once again, and also helps us in a longer-term. >> let me have your response to that question, governor. what is job one for you? >> first, job one is to balance the budget. we are going for a fiscal crisis if we don't address it. we will be in the fiscal abyss. a...
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people who i talked to said education is central to who we are in iowa. those of some of the basic values. i think i heard congressman king say the same thing. i do not think we are that far apart on what we would agree on in terms of what our basic values are. >> he accuse you of being a carpetbagger. what is your response to that? >> all of these towns, i represent everything in this district for eight years. all of the towns and people in them feel -- >> as iowa's first lady? >> yes. i travelled the country, traveling and representing people in the whole state, certainly in this district. i represented everybody in the district. congressman king represented 40%. i represent the values of this district. >> mrs. vilsack, do you feel comfortable about some of the things portrayed in the ad -- would you like to have them along your side campaigning for you? >> i am not sure what you are talking about. >> the humane society, their views on pork production, would you like to have been campaigning alongside you? >> i have not taken money from the humane socie
people who i talked to said education is central to who we are in iowa. those of some of the basic values. i think i heard congressman king say the same thing. i do not think we are that far apart on what we would agree on in terms of what our basic values are. >> he accuse you of being a carpetbagger. what is your response to that? >> all of these towns, i represent everything in this district for eight years. all of the towns and people in them feel -- >> as iowa's first...
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we will continue to provide access to higher education. we will continue to help these folks struggle to stay and get into college, and will create -- we will generate 100,000 new math and science teachers in america to make sure we remain number one in the world. we are going to double exports accreting 1 million new manufacturing jobs. we will change the tax code so we reward companies that come home, not those that go overseas. we are going to train 2 million more americans over the next three years. we are right to cut oil imports by half by 2020 as the president said with clean coal, oil, natural gas, as well as for nobles. over the objections of governor romney, we will still focus on conservation. we will double the mileage of american light trucks, automobiles, which will save you $1.70 trillion upon and 12 billion barrels of oil. late and. we have been pushing to allow people to refinance and renegotiate their mortgages. we have a plan that will not cost the taxpayers a penny, allowing 14 million people in america who have never m
we will continue to provide access to higher education. we will continue to help these folks struggle to stay and get into college, and will create -- we will generate 100,000 new math and science teachers in america to make sure we remain number one in the world. we are going to double exports accreting 1 million new manufacturing jobs. we will change the tax code so we reward companies that come home, not those that go overseas. we are going to train 2 million more americans over the next...
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he has talked about education issues that have not always been popularly received by sectors of my own party. he did that because he truly believes he is leading the american people from the metal out. -- middle out. i thing that is why the other side likes to throw around these political science work like socialism. in reality, he has been quite moderate and he has stayed a steady course with his guiding principle of problem solving. i think that does appeal to independent voters. that is what the data is showing as. last summer, i could sit here and say what i have here now is data. those 67 field offices, that's just not a number that's impressive. those are places full of people to go out and talk. this is about talking to the independent voters. i think this a balanced approach with everyone giving a little bit and playing by the same rules, this is a message that resonates for people. it is a message for iowa. it is not a way of life here. as mike said, they are fairly independent voters. they do not want to take about their government that much. i think we are looking at this ri
he has talked about education issues that have not always been popularly received by sectors of my own party. he did that because he truly believes he is leading the american people from the metal out. -- middle out. i thing that is why the other side likes to throw around these political science work like socialism. in reality, he has been quite moderate and he has stayed a steady course with his guiding principle of problem solving. i think that does appeal to independent voters. that is what...
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education -- the president has been working on higher education higherpell grant access. -- higher education, grant access. a young woman told me i am not a democrat or republican, but i am supporting president obama because i am attending a local community college on a pell grant and president obama who doubled the size of pell grants so all of americans have access to higher education. if you look at the unemployment rate, if you have a bachelor's degree, 4%, associate's degree, about 6%. but if all you have is a high- school diploma, it is double digits. the president understands it. he is investing in higher education through excess of pell grants so all americans have access to grow -- better skill and be able to compete. host: what is your candidate's message to southwest virginia? guest: south west virginia understands that they have been buried by this administration because of their policies on coal. this administration, this party has just been extremely hostile. they have killed the coal industry. one promise barack obama cap -- he said if you want to start a new coal plant, you w
education -- the president has been working on higher education higherpell grant access. -- higher education, grant access. a young woman told me i am not a democrat or republican, but i am supporting president obama because i am attending a local community college on a pell grant and president obama who doubled the size of pell grants so all of americans have access to higher education. if you look at the unemployment rate, if you have a bachelor's degree, 4%, associate's degree, about 6%. but...
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i had a gi bill to give me some money so i could get educated. i know the value of community colleges. i know what they bring to the community. we have to restructure how we invest at enter our communities. we have so many problems with unemployment, small business is struggling. we need an economic base that can allow the schools to thrive. comprehensive tax reform is the way we have to start. we have to create incentives within the communities of people that are innovators want to come here. this is a beautiful state. when people want to hire people that generates the higher tax base, they ask, how about your school system? it is not doing so well. how about the health care system? how about the arts, theatre, extracurricular? we need to build an infrastructure of opportunity that makes this the most attractive place in the nation to stay. we could be the solar capital of the world. right now we need coal. coal is 30% of where the energy is coming from. we can actually do a lot of things. all of the solar panels we have out here. this is where
i had a gi bill to give me some money so i could get educated. i know the value of community colleges. i know what they bring to the community. we have to restructure how we invest at enter our communities. we have so many problems with unemployment, small business is struggling. we need an economic base that can allow the schools to thrive. comprehensive tax reform is the way we have to start. we have to create incentives within the communities of people that are innovators want to come here....
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education is another big issue. among the latino population and especially democrats, immigration reform is a big issue. host: what is the demographic of the voters in colorado? guest: 52% women, 48% men. over the years, we have increased the number of people voting by mail. already 800,000 people have cast ballots in the state. the state is equally divided. one-third is republicans, one- third is democrats, and the other one-third are unaffiliated voters. everybody is playing for that group of unaffiliated voters. you try to figure out which way it will break. you will hear a lot of talk about appealing to women and latinos. we have heard a lot about the bennett strategy, that refers to the strategy michael bennett used in running against the tide and enter 2010 where by appealing to women and latinos he was able to eke out a victory in a year that was not favorable to democrats. host: where are the traditionally democratic areas of the state versus the republican areas of the state? guest: denver is ground zero fo
education is another big issue. among the latino population and especially democrats, immigration reform is a big issue. host: what is the demographic of the voters in colorado? guest: 52% women, 48% men. over the years, we have increased the number of people voting by mail. already 800,000 people have cast ballots in the state. the state is equally divided. one-third is republicans, one- third is democrats, and the other one-third are unaffiliated voters. everybody is playing for that group of...
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education -- the president has been working on higher education higherpell grant access. -- higher education, grant access. a young woman told me i am not a democrat or republican, but i am supporting president obama because i am attending a local community college on a pell grant and president obama who doubled the size of pell grants so all of americans have access to higher education. if you look at the unemployment rate, if you have a bachelor's degree, 4%, associate's degree, about 6%. but if all you have is a high- school diploma, it is double digits. the president understands it. he is investing in higher education through excess of pell grants so all americans have access to grow -- better skill and be able to compete. host: what is your candidate's message to southwest virginia? guest: south west virginia understands that they have been buried by this administration because of their policies on coal. this administration, this party has just been extremely hostile. they have killed the coal industry. one promise barack obama cap -- he said if you want to start a new coal plant, you w
education -- the president has been working on higher education higherpell grant access. -- higher education, grant access. a young woman told me i am not a democrat or republican, but i am supporting president obama because i am attending a local community college on a pell grant and president obama who doubled the size of pell grants so all of americans have access to higher education. if you look at the unemployment rate, if you have a bachelor's degree, 4%, associate's degree, about 6%. but...
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senator casey has been a leader on education. he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending 20 million years -- dollars to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired -- $20 million to attack senator casey is what people are sick and tired of. he will be rejected in this election. bismarck,s go to north dakota. thanks for waiting. caller: i would like the floor to yield 10 seconds. if i could reserve 10 more, i would like to be heard a little bit more. host: this is not the u.s. senate. caller: people who put the u.s. senate in place, my point of view as an independent is, when george bush was our present, -- president, you do not talk about the president negatively. he has the vote of
senator casey has been a leader on education. he has been an outstanding leader on foreign policy, standing up for allies like israel. senator casey has been an outstanding senator. for tom smith to suggest otherwise is wrong. it is fine for tom smith to go on the air and compare his ideas for example wanting to shut down medication -- medicare as we know it. that is a legitimate debate to have. but going on the air and sending 20 million years -- dollars to attack senator casey is what people...